• @Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems
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      82 months ago

      I mean, assuming it is at all possible (or rather that the problem even means anything), I suppose four billion years is a rather generous deadline.

    • @WolfLink@lemmy.ml
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      32 months ago

      If I practice trying to shoot hoops every day I’m going to get one in a lot sooner than you will just kicking at the ball every time you walk by.

      • Thwart Leader
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        82 months ago

        @WolfLink so you’re saying there’s a measurable correlation between practicing a skill and getting better at it? Amazing

        What’s this got to do with the Big Averaging Machine?

        • @WolfLink@lemmy.ml
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          -12 months ago

          Specifically trying to do something will get it done a lot faster than waiting for it to happen by chance.

            • @WolfLink@lemmy.ml
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              -12 months ago

              Yes it is, in fact. Tiny, random variations, which typically take millions of years to end being a noticeable change.

                • @WolfLink@lemmy.ml
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                  -12 months ago

                  Exactly my point. I’d expect humans trying to make something will get results on a timescale about a million times faster than evolution.

                  • @earthquake@lemm.ee
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                    2 months ago

                    about a million times faster than evolution

                    Ah, so you also think intelligent AI is at least 4000 years away.